苦集灭道

Traditional: 苦集滅道
kǔ jí miè dào
Dictionary entry
the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4]

What does 苦集灭道 mean?

苦集灭道 (kǔ jí miè dào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4]
2also called 四諦|四谛[si4 di4]

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苦集灭道
kǔ jí miè dào
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